ADHD / ADD Support Group

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) are more common than you might think. It is a syndrome that exhibits symptoms such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, mood shifts, poor impulse control, and distractibility. Join others who suffer from these conditions and share your experiences.

Son doesnt want to go to school or take meds

My son is 11 and has ADHD and severe anxiety. He just started middle school and is terrified, he has missed 2 days already, the counselor at school has helped quite a bit, he just worries about everything. Every am is a constant battle with getting him to take any medicine when he knows it will help him, he cant swallow pills and he hates the liquid we have now, weve tried them all, the patch worked great but burnt his skin. he is a good kid but literally scared of the world and it causes alot of stress at home. I see it as a medical condition, his dad sees it as defiance

Has he seen a therapist or occupational therapist? He could also be suffering from anxiety/clinical depression! My son has ADD and these so he takes seperate meds for these. Also diet change and complete structure helps. The school has always helped me also and stayed very involved! When my son couldn't swallow pills we would put them in a little treat like sugar free chocolate pudding. The patch was the exact same way for us. Now he is on focalin &amp; lexapro.

Today is my 25th birthday, to my somewhat lack of surprise I can see already no one really seems to care. I've always been the kinda person to make sure that everyone I Care about feels appreciated and knew somebody had their back. I can count 4 times this year when I Went out of my way to make sure a "friend" felt good on their birthday, especially if they got left hanging. Its early in the...

So my daughter, who will be 30 in a few months, says she thinks she has varicose veins, as she can't figure out what else it could be. Only in one leg, and is so bad it is hard to sleep at night. She is in excellent shape, really exercises a lot, and eats well... not at all overweight. Anyone else have any issues with this? I did find that it can go with PKD. She was reading that there are...

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